Worm Pulled From Woman's Brain in Case That'Stunned'Worm Pulled From Woman's Brain in Case That'Stunned '
A 64-year-old woman diagnosed with pneumonia had abdominal pain, diarrhea, dry cough, and night sweats. A year of inexplicable symptoms ended in an open biopsy and a live, stringlike worm.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Antibiotics Destroy Memories?
Even in my earliest days of practicing medicine, I was never a big fan of prescribing antibiotics – except, of course, in cases of extreme or life-threatening infections. Because even back then, I was concerned about the damage these drugs could cause to your gut. That’s because trillions of microscopic bacteria – some that protect against certain diseases and some that can cause disease – live in your microbiome and exist in a delicate balance with each other. The problem is that antibiotics can’t distinguish between so-called “good” bacteria and the “bad” ones causing the infection. These drugs kill eve...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news

Three Cases of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Three Cases of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Clinicians should consider all three etiologies on community-acquired pneumonia presentation to improve antimicrobial stewardship and patient outcomes.CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news

Sum 41 Singer Deryck Whibley Back Home After Hospitalization For Pneumonia: ‘He Is Able to Breathe Without as Much Pain’
Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley was rushed to the hospital due to a bout of pneumonia that wife Ariana Cooper Whibley said could have resulted in heart failure. “Deryck and I were suppose to be in Chicago right now, celebrating our eight year wedding anniversary but the universe had a different plan…#deryckwhibley #arianacooperwhibley #longesttime #whibley #swansong #lasvegas #riseagainst #mars #offspring #arianawhibley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sum 41 Lead Singer Deryck Whibley Hospitalized Thursday With Pneumonia, Now Recovering At Home
Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley was hospitalized Thursday night with pneumonia, according to an Instagram post from his wife, Ariana Cooper Whibley. She wrote that doctors had concerns beyond just the pneumonia. “The scariest part is that there is a lot of strain on his heart and they are telling…#deryckwhibley #arianacooperwhibley #whibley #cooperwhibley #sum41 #lasvegas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Too Many Mothers Are Dying in Childbirth. Here ’s How They Can Be Saved
With recent reports of difficult pregnancies and births from celebrities like Beyonce, Serena Williams, and Alyson Felix, and the death of Olympian Tori Bowie during childbirth, the long-overlooked dangers of maternal and child mortality have become increasingly prominent. In a new report published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the global health philanthropic group highlights lagging progress in achieving United Nations (UN) goals for lowering mother and child deaths, along with innovative ways of addressing the problems with relatively inexpensive and easy to implement solutions that the group projects co...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Episode 6: Biomarkers in Pediatric Pneumonia Episode 6: Biomarkers in Pediatric Pneumonia
Drs Todd A. Florin and Lilliam Ambroggio discuss biomarkers in pediatric pneumonia, their potential to determine etiology and predict disease course, target therapy, and determine response to therapy.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics InDiscussion Source Type: news

Peninsula biotech grabs more space as it plans to take 2nd pneumonia vaccine into clinic
Vaxcyte and Codexis signed leases within weeks of each other in early 2021 at Alexandria Real Estate Equities' Alexandria District for Science& Technology in San Carlos. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

'I thought I had a bad cold - I ended up in intensive care and had to learn to walk again'
After suffering from cold-like symptoms, the 45-year-old developed such a severe case of pneumonia that she had to learn to walk again. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Delayed Intubation and Mortality in COVID-19 Respiratory Failure Delayed Intubation and Mortality in COVID-19 Respiratory Failure
Among patients with ARF due to COVID-19 pneumonia treated with HFNC but subsequently intubated, intubation delayed beyond 24 hours was associated with increased mortality, according to this study.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news

European Commission approves Roche ’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Evrysdi available to treat people of all ages with SMA in the European Union, including babies from birth1Approval is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial showing majority ofEvrysdi-treated babies were able to stand and walk within timeframes typical of healthy babies by 12 months ’ treatment2,3Evrysdi is the only non-invasive SMA therapy and is approved in 100 countries with more than 11,000 patients treated globallyBasel, 29 August 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Commission has approved the extension of the Evrysdi ® (risdiplam) European Union (EU) marketing ...
Source: Roche Media News - August 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

European Commission approves Roche ’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Evrysdi available to treat people of all ages with SMA in the European Union, including babies from birth1Approval is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial showing majority ofEvrysdi-treated babies were able to stand and walk within timeframes typical of healthy babies by 12 months ’ treatment2,3Evrysdi is the only non-invasive SMA therapy and is approved in 100 countries with more than 11,000 patients treated globallyBasel, 29 August 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Commission has approved the extension of the Evrysdi ® (risdiplam) European Union (EU) marketing ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - August 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mortality in ICU Patients > 70 With COVID-19 vs. Other Pneumonias Mortality in ICU Patients > 70 With COVID-19 vs. Other Pneumonias
Did patients 70 years and older admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 have worse outcomes than elderly patients admitted to the ICU with other types of pneumonia?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Higher chance of dying within 1 year of Covid hospitalisation: ICMR study
The present analyses only included patients who were hospitalised due to Covid-19, and, consequently, the findings cannot be generalised to all patients who had Covid-19. Moderate-to-severe disease, being linked to post discharge all-cause mortality, indicates lingering damage due to Covid-19, it said. Some reports have claimed that the severity of pneumonia had no bearing on post-discharge mortality. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fast Heartburn Relief Without Deadly Drugs
Since gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was first identified in the early 1930s, the number of people experiencing heartburn has increased substantially. In fact, one study shows that in just 10 years, the number of people experiencing:1 Any GERD symptoms increased by 30% Symptoms at least once a week increased by 47% Severe GERD increased by 24% While these numbers are concerning, I’ll admit they’re not surprising considering the typical American diet. Our nutrition-less, grain-based diet of carbohydrates and starches has wrecked our health and made our bodies behave in ways nature never intended. This has led ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 28, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Heart Health Natural Cures Nutrition Source Type: news